[T2] Custom fridge sink cabinet combo.

[John Anderson]

Hey David, one other thing about the Dometic.  The condenser cooler fan on the back of the unit likes to croak, sometimes obviously (melts down) sometimes not so obviously.  Will really, really decrease efficiency of that little absorption fridge if it is dead, so make sure it still spins under power, if it doesn't replace it with a little 12V box fan, and make sure you got good air inlets on the bottom of the cabinet (could even wire a fan there blowing through the cabinet tapped off the stock fan) and outlets along the top rear of the cabinet.  Absorption fridges are all about proper airflow and maintaining a good draft upwards over the coils.  Sometimes even if they still spin the original makes a hell of a racket and a good fan can be a lot quieter.
 
John
 

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 From: David Kelly <volknstein at yahoo.com>
To: "type2 at type2.com" <type2 at type2.com> 
Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 7:45 PM
Subject: [T2] Custom fridge sink cabinet combo.
  

Here is a little ( BIG) project that I have been tinkering on recently. I took a 67-71 bus Campmobile sink cabinet that I picked up for $50. My dad and I installed a Vanagon fridge unit in it. I used laminate from another trashed early cabinet to refinish the Vanagon front fridge panel. I have it a custom stainless steel clad door and repainted the trim handle and hardware to match that of the early cabinet. 

http://instagram.com/p/dQoQkQnhU0/

I restored the spice rack...

http://instagram.com/p/dQmA6VHhQf/

And found a friend from GA inside the cabinet. I don't know how she has survived the lacquer thinner, contact cement, and paint fumes. 

http://instagram.com/p/dQilbbHhbc/

I have found the best way to salvage laminate from a rotten cabinet is to keep the wood panels in wet soil outside, keep it covered from sun, and keep it wet. Mother nature and bugs will do the rest. The wood will rot and the laminate will peal off (carefully). Just keep the suns rays off of it. Sand the back of the laminate and use contact adhesive to reinstall on your project. 

David Kelly

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